E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location	Benton County, Oregon
Nearest city	Adair Village, Oregon
Coordinates	44°41′57″N123°12′36″W / 44.6993°N 123.2101°W / 44.6993; -123.2101 [1]
Area	1,683 acres (6.81 km2)
Established	1950
Governing body	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/ee_wilson_wildlife_area/

The E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area (or E. E. Wilson Game Management Area) is a wildlife management area located near Corvallis, Oregon. The site was named for Eddy Elbridge Wilson, a member of the former Oregon State Game Commission for fourteen years before his death in 1961. ^{[2] [3]} Wildlife visible includes blacktail deer, pheasant, and quail. ^[4]

The area occupies a section of Camp Adair, a decommissioned United States Army cantonment which operated during World War II.

References

1. "E E Wilson Game Management Area". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 4, 2009.
2. "E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area: Who is E.E. Wilson?". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
3. "E. E. Wilson Photographic Collection". Oregon State University Archives and Records Management Program. August 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
4. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. "ODFW: EE Wilson Wildlife Area". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area at Wikimedia Commons